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מַלְכָּה‏ n.f. queen

queen, queen-mother Com. Dan5:10 : מַלְכְּתָא לָקְֹבֵל מִלֵּי מַלְכָּא וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי לְבֵית מִשְׁתְּיָא עללת/עַלַּת‏ during the discussion of the king and his nobles the queen (mother?) entered the banquet hall. PJ Num12:1 : ארום לאיתא אסבוהי ית מלכתא דכוש‏ for they had him marry the queen of Ethiopia.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 310b; DJBA: 681b; Jastrow: 792; Levy Ch-W: 2:41; DJA: 62b;

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